She’s Coming Home

I did consider, briefly, becoming a celebrant when my parochial ministry came to an end. It has often been said that I ‘do a good funeral’ (I may have that inscribed on my tombstone), but I would have had to choose between doing so and honouring my ordination in the Church of England.

Sea Shells

My shell was so pretty, pink and white stripes swirling from the shell’s opening to its conical centre. It was a joy to hold, to observe, to pray with. As I held it I was reminded that shells aren’t simply beach decorations, but homes to sea creatures: this shell had once been a home.